Blade talisman - Revision history

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	==Useful Info==		==Useful Info==
	When e'''V'''~~oked~~, a blade talisman grants Blade Form, which lasts until you end the form. Entering ~~or exiting~~ a form takes 5 ~~turns~~.		When '''P'''ut on, a blade talisman grants Blade Form, which lasts until you end the form. Entering a form takes 4 turns and exiting it takes 5.

	Blade Hands has the following effects:		Blade Hands has the following effects:

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	~~''For the spell present in [[0.30]], see [[Blade Hands (spell)]].''~~
	{{flavour\|A jagged cluster of blades, almost impossible to grasp without injury. Causes long, needle-thin blades to grow from the wearer's body, allowing them to perform rapid auxiliary melee attacks and even parry blows. Having so many fragments of metal inside one's body reduces the effectiveness of body armour, but Shapeshifting skill mitigates this effect as well as increases the damage dealt.}}		{{flavour\|A jagged cluster of blades, almost impossible to grasp without injury. Causes long, needle-thin blades to grow from the wearer's body, allowing them to perform rapid auxiliary melee attacks and even parry blows. Having so many fragments of metal inside one's body reduces the effectiveness of body armour, but Shapeshifting skill mitigates this effect as well as increases the damage dealt.}}

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	*'''[[Unarmed Combat]]:''' 3 base damage (no bonus)		*'''[[Unarmed Combat]]:''' 3 base damage (no bonus)
	*'''Blade [[Auxiliary attack]]:''' Gain two aux attacks which have a 60% chance to attack independently with each melee attack you perform. Has a base damage of 10 (17 skill) to 16 (25 skill).		*'''Blade [[Auxiliary attack]]:''' Gain two aux attacks which have a 60% chance to attack independently with each melee attack you perform. Has a base damage of 10 (17 skill) to 16 (25 skill).
	*'''[[Parrying]]:''' Gain temporary [[SH]] on turns you perform a melee attack. Scales with shapeshifting skill, from 6 SH at 17 skill to 12 SH at 25 skill.		*'''[[Parrying]]:''' Gain temporary [[SH]] on turns you perform a melee attack. Scales with shapeshifting skill, from 6 SH at 17 skill to 12 SH at 25 skill. Also scales with [[Slaying]].
	*Reduces base [[AC]] of [[body armour]]; multiplies body armour AC by -50% to -20%		*Reduces base [[AC]] of [[body armour]]; multiplies body armour AC by -50% to -20%
	**Does not impact [[enchantment]], but does impact AC gained from [[Armour skill]]. Stacks multiplicatively with [[Deformed]] / [[Pseudopods]].		**Does not impact [[enchantment]], but does impact AC gained from [[Armour skill]]. Stacks multiplicatively with [[Deformed]] / [[Pseudopods]].
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	*'''[[Transformation#Useful Info\|Melded Gear]]:''' Blade Form melds no equipment and suppresses no mutations, unlike most other forms.		*'''[[Transformation#Useful Info\|Melded Gear]]:''' Blade Form melds no equipment and suppresses no mutations, unlike most other forms.

	It has a minimum [[Shapeshifting]] skill of 17, below which you get an [[Talisman#Skill\|HP penalty]], your armor is reduced further and your blade auxes do less damage. It has a maximum skill of 25, where skill has no further impact.		It has a minimum [[Shapeshifting]] skill of 17, below which you get an [[Talisman#Skill\|HP penalty]], your armor is reduced further, and your blade auxes do less damage. It has a maximum skill of 25, where skill has no further impact.

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==
	Blade form benefits greatly from [[slay]]ing bonuses.		Blade form benefits greatly from [[slay]]ing bonuses, as it applies to both of the Aux attacks, along with improving shielding from Parry in a 1-to-1 ratio. This makes slay bonuses from [[Fugue of the Fallen]] and [[Wu Jian Council]]'s Heavenly Storm both offensive and defensive.

			Although Wu Jian is the most obvious god choice, anything that increases attack speed will increase the damage output of this form. [[Okawaru]] is another natural choice, but [[Trog]]'s [[Berserk]] can also do the trick.

			This form is especially great for characters who don't care about the [[AC]] from body armor. Dex-based characters, [[Felid]]s, and characters with large amounts of slaying (which provides [[SH]]) can effectively negate or ignore the lost AC. This is a game-winning form when all the synergies are considered, and often a natural progression for a character previously using [[Maw Form]] or [[Eel Form]].

	==History==		==History==
	*Prior to [[0.34]], Blade Form was a 12-skill form which replaced the user's hands with long needles, greatly increasing unarmed damage (and enabling stabbing) but melding weapons and the offhand slot, as well as suppressing the [[claws]] mutation.		*Prior to [[0.34]], Blade Form was a 12-skill form which replaced the user's hands with long needles, greatly increasing unarmed damage (and enabling stabbing) but melding weapons and the offhand slot, as well as suppressing the [[claws]] mutation.
	*Prior to [[0.33]], the initial AC penalty at lower shapeshifting levels was 100% of base AC.		*Prior to [[0.33]], the initial AC penalty at lower shapeshifting levels was 100% of base AC.
	*Introduced in [[0.31]] in the transformation overhaul. Previously implemented as a spell, [[Blade Hands (spell)\|Blade Hands]].		*Introduced in [[0.31]] in the transformation overhaul. Previously implemented as a spell, [[Blade Hands (spell)\|Blade Hands]]. The previous spell had 22 base damage, cut [[hydra]] heads, had a spellcasting penalty, and didn't have an AC penalty. (However, since it was a spell, heavy armour made it harder to cast).
	:The previous spell had 22 base damage, cut [[hydra]] heads, had a spellcasting penalty, and didn't have an AC penalty. (However, since it was a spell, heavy armour made it harder to cast).

	==References==		==References==

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	{{flavour\|A jagged cluster of blades, almost impossible to grasp without injury. Causes long, needle-thin blades to grow from the wearer's body, allowing them to perform rapid auxiliary melee attacks and even parry blows. Having so many fragments of metal inside one's body reduces the effectiveness of body armour, but Shapeshifting skill mitigates this effect as well as increases the damage dealt.}}		{{flavour\|A jagged cluster of blades, almost impossible to grasp without injury. Causes long, needle-thin blades to grow from the wearer's body, allowing them to perform rapid auxiliary melee attacks and even parry blows. Having so many fragments of metal inside one's body reduces the effectiveness of body armour, but Shapeshifting skill mitigates this effect as well as increases the damage dealt.}}

	[[File:blade talisman.png]] A '''blade talisman''' is a [[talisman]] that gives you '''Blade Hands''', greatly increasing your ~~damage in~~ [[~~Unarmed Combat~~]].		[[File:blade talisman.png]] A '''blade talisman''' is a [[talisman]] that gives you '''Blade Hands''', greatly increasing your [[Auxiliary attack]]s.

	==Useful Info==		==Useful Info==

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	''For the spell present in [[0.30]], see [[Blade Hands (spell)]].''		''For the spell present in [[0.30]], see [[Blade Hands (spell)]].''
	{{flavour\|Causes long, needle-thin blades to grow from the ~~user~~'s ~~hands~~ and ~~smaller~~ fragments of metal ~~to grow~~ inside ~~their~~ body~~, deforming them and reducing~~ the effectiveness of body armour. Shapeshifting skill mitigates ~~and eventually eliminates the latter~~ effect, as well as ~~increasing~~ damage dealt.		{{flavour\|A jagged cluster of blades, almost impossible to grasp without injury. Causes long, needle-thin blades to grow from the wearer's body, allowing them to perform rapid auxiliary melee attacks and even parry blows. Having so many fragments of metal inside one's body reduces the effectiveness of body armour, but Shapeshifting skill mitigates this effect as well as increases the damage dealt.}}

	~~While transformed, equipped weapons, shields, and gloves are melded~~.}}

	[[File:blade talisman.png]] A '''blade talisman''' is a [[talisman]] that gives you '''Blade Hands''', greatly increasing your damage in [[Unarmed Combat]].		[[File:blade talisman.png]] A '''blade talisman''' is a [[talisman]] that gives you '''Blade Hands''', greatly increasing your damage in [[Unarmed Combat]].

	==Useful Info==		==Useful Info==
	When e'''V'''oked, a blade talisman grants Blade ~~Hands~~, which lasts until you end the form. Entering or exiting a form takes 5 turns.		When e'''V'''oked, a blade talisman grants Blade Form, which lasts until you end the form. Entering or exiting a form takes 5 turns.

	Blade Hands has the following effects:		Blade Hands has the following effects:

	'''Combat Bonuses'''		'''Combat Bonuses'''
	*'''[[Unarmed Combat]]:''' ~~Linearly scales from the following points:~~		*'''[[Unarmed Combat]]:''' 3 base damage (no bonus)
	**Below minimum: 6 damage (0 skill) - 15 damage (~~10 skill~~)		*'''Blade [[Auxiliary attack]]:''' Gain two aux attacks which have a 60% chance to attack independently with each melee attack you perform. Has a base damage of 10 (17 skill) to 16 (25 skill).
	**Above minimum: 15 damage (10 skill) ~~- 23 damage~~ (19 skill) ~~; +0~~.~~88 damage per level~~		*'''[[Parrying]]:''' Gain temporary [[SH]] on turns you perform a melee attack. Scales with shapeshifting skill, from 6 SH at 17 skill to 12 SH at 25 skill.
	*~~Your~~ [[~~auxiliary attack\|off-hand punch~~]] ~~gains +~~6 ~~damage~~.		*Reduces base [[AC]] of [[body armour]]; multiplies body armour AC by -50% to -20%
	*Reduces base [[AC]] of [[body armour]]; multiplies body armour ~~base~~ AC by ~~<code>(Shapeshifting~~ - ~~10) / 9</code> (min. 0), where your total AC is rounded down.<ref>{{source ref\|0.32.0\|transform.cc\|659}}</ref> (+11.1~~% ~~per level)~~		**Does not impact [[enchantment]], but does impact AC gained from [[Armour skill]]. Stacks multiplicatively with [[Deformed]] / [[Pseudopods]].
	**Does not impact [[enchantment]], ~~and~~ AC gained from [[Armour skill]] ~~is still calculated with the armour's full base AC~~. Stacks multiplicatively with [[Deformed]] / [[Pseudopods]].

	'''Restrictions'''		'''Restrictions'''
	*'''[[Transformation#Useful Info\|Melded Gear]]:''' ~~[[Weapon]], [[shield]], and [[gloves]]. [[Claws]] are also melded.~~		*'''[[Transformation#Useful Info\|Melded Gear]]:''' Blade Form melds no equipment and suppresses no mutations, unlike most other forms.
	*You cannot [[throw]] items.
	Blade ~~Hands does not block [[mutation]]s (other than claws), does not change your [[size]],~~ and ~~gives~~ no ~~innate bonus to HP / [[AC]]~~.

	It has a minimum [[Shapeshifting]] skill of 10, below which you get an [[Talisman#Skill\|HP penalty]], and ~~Unarmed~~ damage ~~scales down~~. It has a maximum skill of 19, where skill has no further impact.		It has a minimum [[Shapeshifting]] skill of 17, below which you get an [[Talisman#Skill\|HP penalty]], your armor is reduced further and your blade auxes do less damage. It has a maximum skill of 25, where skill has no further impact.

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==
	Blade ~~Form is essentially [[hand\|two-handed]] Unarmed Combat. Even at 0 Unarmed Combat skill, you'll hit as hard as an~~ [[~~eveningstar~~]]~~, while keeping the off-hand punch. It's certainly strong, but melds the shield slot and reduces AC (until max skill).~~		Blade form benefits greatly from [[slay]]ing bonuses.

	~~Unlike certain other forms, Blade Hands doesn't meld body armour. It's great for Shapeshifters wanting to focus on Armour skill.~~

	~~Blade Hands deal piercing damage -- you don't have to worry about cutting off [[hydra]] heads in this form~~.

	==History==		==History==
	~~{{CBA\|~~0.33\|the initial AC penalty ~~will be reduced from -~~100% ~~to -60%~~.}}		*Prior to [[0.34]], Blade Form was a 12-skill form which replaced the user's hands with long needles, greatly increasing unarmed damage (and enabling stabbing) but melding weapons and the offhand slot, as well as suppressing the [[claws]] mutation.
			*Prior to [[0.33]], the initial AC penalty at lower shapeshifting levels was 100% of base AC.
	*Introduced in [[0.31]] in the transformation overhaul. Previously implemented as a spell, [[Blade Hands (spell)\|Blade Hands]].		*Introduced in [[0.31]] in the transformation overhaul. Previously implemented as a spell, [[Blade Hands (spell)\|Blade Hands]].
	:The previous spell had 22 base damage, cut [[hydra]] heads, had a spellcasting penalty, and didn't have an AC penalty. (However, since it was a spell, heavy armour made it harder to cast).		:The previous spell had 22 base damage, cut [[hydra]] heads, had a spellcasting penalty, and didn't have an AC penalty. (However, since it was a spell, heavy armour made it harder to cast).

Patrick2011b: the initial AC penalty is -100% in stable

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the initial AC penalty is -100% in stable

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	==History==		==History==
	{{CBA\|0.33\|the initial AC penalty will be reduced from -80% to -60%.}}		{{CBA\|0.33\|the initial AC penalty will be reduced from -100% to -60%.}}
	*Introduced in [[0.31]] in the transformation overhaul. Previously implemented as a spell, [[Blade Hands (spell)\|Blade Hands]].		*Introduced in [[0.31]] in the transformation overhaul. Previously implemented as a spell, [[Blade Hands (spell)\|Blade Hands]].
	:The previous spell had 22 base damage, cut [[hydra]] heads, had a spellcasting penalty, and didn't have an AC penalty. (However, since it was a spell, heavy armour made it harder to cast).		:The previous spell had 22 base damage, cut [[hydra]] heads, had a spellcasting penalty, and didn't have an AC penalty. (However, since it was a spell, heavy armour made it harder to cast).